Dustin Keele

About Dustin Keele

With over a decade of Silicon Valley startup experience, I have launched, grown and consulted with multiple companies. I have raised capital from the angel level to institutional investors. I have established strategic partnerships with multi-billion-dollar companies, spoken at numerous trade shows, helped shape public policy, and advised other startups and non-profits.Within the field of solar, I co-founded and helped grow Photon into the world\'s largest holder of Solar Multiple Award Task Order Contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense ($3B+ in contracts with the Army and Navy). I have served as an American delegate on energy and climate trade missions to Germany, spoken at several of the nation\'s largest solar conferences, and advised the state of California on energy policy and programs.Currently, I\'m focused on leveraging the power of FinTech to expand the mid and small size commercial solar and energy storage sectors. My latest venture, SolRates, has helped hundreds of solar installers generate over a billion dollars\' worth of commercial financing proposals through our powerful and easy-to-use online platform. Together with a network of banks, installers and strategic partners, the SolRates team is bringing simplicity to commercial solar and energy storage finance.My specialties include: • Strategic Planning • Business Development • Program Design & Development • Financial Modeling • Web-Based Software Development • Capital Structuring • Contract Negotiations • Public Speaking

Experience

1. Advisor

   1flourish Capital

   Oct 2020 — Present · Silicon Valley, CA, US

   1Flourish Capital is a venture investment fund which seeks to invest in high potential companies operated by entrepreneurs with a commitment to strong personal character and effective business cultures. The partners of 1Flourish Capital bring decades of early stage business formation and operation expertise. Our experience and business research affirms that good companies run by entrepreneurs of high character, who build effective business cultures, ultimately outperform. 1Flourish provides support to qualified entrepreneurs who are building significant platforms that promote human flourishing.

Education

• SMU Cox School of Business

  BBA, Organizational Behavior and Business Policy, Information Technology and Operations Management

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Alternative Energy
• Finance
• Strategy
• Energy
• Project Finance
• Power Generation
• Leadership
• Municipal Bonds
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Sustainable Energy
• Entrepreneurship
• Due Diligence
• Mergers
• Financial Modeling
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Corporate Development
• Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Business Planning
• Energy Efficiency
• Cleantech
• Structured Finance
• Business Development
• Wind
• Strategic Partnerships
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Crm
• Photovoltaics
• Renewable Energy
• Venture Capital
• Solar Energy
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)